1、试卷第 1 页，共 11 页 20232023 年山东省济南市历下区中考二模英语试题年山东省济南市历下区中考二模英语试题 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 一、完形填空一、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。For my 56th birthday,my daughter Beth bought me two beautiful wooden butterflies.I hung them on my wall so that I can see them during the day.They often remind me of
2、 _1_.Our love of butterflies goes _2_ many years.My mom died of cancer(癌症)when I was only 25 years old.Beth was only a baby at that time and had no memories of her _3_.I try to make up for it by telling stories of my mom to her.But each time I told,Beth looked a little _4_ for I could always see tea
3、rs(眼泪)in her eyes.One day when we were at the playground,Beth suddenly said how much she _5_ to have her grandma around,seeing other happy kids with grandmas.This time I told her how much her grandma loved her.I said grandma was _6_ over her from Heaven(天堂)and maybe she was even taking a _7_ on the
4、back of a butterfly to come down.At that very moment,a butterfly _8_ flying around Beths face and then it flew away.Then we both laughed with our _9_ full of love and joy.Since then,both Beth and I have seemed to attract(吸引)butterflies like flowers._10_ we stay outside,they would fly down to us.As t
5、hey _11_ around us,Beth always reaches out hands and dances with them.And each time we are reminded of my moms love as if she never _12_.The only time this doesnt happen is during the coldest months of the year because _13_ insects can get through freezing weather.Now during those times I can take a
6、 look at the two butterflies my daughter bought _14_.We all need reminders that we are loved by those who have passed away and those who are still _15_ us.1Ainterest Blove Cchange Dsuccess 2Aback Bahead Cabove Dbehind 3Asister Bmom Cgrandma Daunt 4Ahappy Bexcited Cangry Dsad 5Aregretted Bwished Csho
7、wed Dthanked 试卷第 2 页，共 11 页 6Aturning Bgetting Cwatching Dstarting 7Awalk Bdrive Cphoto Dshower 8Aslept Bappeared Cwent Dhappened 9Abags Bways Cheads Dhearts 10AWhatever BWhoever CWhenever DHowever 11Awalk Bcircle Cwork Dfall 12Afell Bsent Cleft Dcame 13Aany Bseveral Csome Dfew 14Athem Bher Cme Dit
8、15Athrough Bwith Cof Dabout 二、补全对话单选二、补全对话单选 阅读对话，从每题 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案完成对话。A:Hi,James,its good to see you again.B:Hi,Becky.A:_ B:Yes,I came here for some meetings.A:_ B:For four days.Im going back on Friday.Well,hows your brother Josey?A:Hes fine.Oh,he and I are getting together for dinner tod
9、ay._ B:Yeah,that would be nice.Ill have a meeting in an hour.I can meet you later.A:Thats fine._ B:In Wanda Mall.Ill call you when its over.A:All right.Ill pick you up there.B:OK.No problem.A:_ 16AIs it raining?BDid you buy a car?CAre you here for work?DCan you swim?17AHow long will you stay here?BW
10、hy is he here?CWho are you going with?DHow often do you exercise?18AIs he your friend?BDo you want to join us?试卷第 3 页，共 11 页 CIs there a bank here?DWere you late?19AHow is the weather?BWho is your favorite actor?CWhat is your phone number?DWhere will you have the meeting?20ASee you then.BExcuse me.C
11、Im sorry.DWhy not?三、阅读单选三、阅读单选 Mr.Black and Mr.White were two very famous artists in the city.Their drawings were so great and popular that people who could get a drawing would be very proud.People thought they drew as well as each other.But Mr.Black and Mr.White wanted to see who could draw the bes
12、t picture.One day they asked an old man to be the judge.Mr.Black drew an apple tree.He put his picture in the field.Soon the birds came and tried to eat the apples.The old man saw it and said excitedly,“You have certainly won.Mr.White cannot draw so good a picture as yours.But we will go to see his
13、picture.”They went to Mr.Whites house.There were nothing but red beautiful curtains(窗帘)on the wall.The old man asked,“Where is your picture,Mr.White?”With a smile,Mr.White said,“Lift the curtains,and you will find my picture.”The old man reached out hands to lift the curtains but found that they wer
14、e drawn there.They were Mr.Whites picture.The old man said,“Birds thought the apples were real.Men thought the curtains were real.So Mr.White won.His picture is the best one.”21What did people think of Mr.Black and Mr.White?AThey were both great artists.BThey were too proud.CThey disliked their draw
15、ings.DThey drew cities well.22What did Mr.Black draw?AFields BAn apple tree.CBirds.DCurtains.23What was on the wall in Mr.Whites house in fact?ANothing.BReal curtains.CHis picture.DA photo.24Why did the old man think Mr.White won?AThe curtains color was beautiful.BThe old man lifted the curtains.CMr
16、.Whites picture cheated his eye.DThe old man didnt like apples.试卷第 4 页，共 11 页 25What is the best title of the passage?AA smart old man BIt was unfair CNobody won D Who drew best?What is your dream job,a pilot or a singer?What do you hope your job is like?Here are some jobs called testers.Would you l
17、ike to join?The Sweetest JobWill you come and be a sweet tester in our candy factory?It is probably the best job you have ever heard.When a new sweet is invented,it will be sent to you.What you need to do is to eat it and writes a report about it.Then a decision is made about whether to produce it o
18、r not.You will be paid 100 dollars each time,but not sure how often.Call us at 349-9878.Lonely Island JobDo you wish to live on a beautiful island and get paid?Here is such a job that you have to stay on an island on your own in a small house.You spend every day(30 days in total)swimming,exploring(探
19、索)and hiking.Then you have to write a report to show if the island is good enough to develop tourism.You will be paid 150 dollars a day.Email us at with your name and hobbies.Sleeping on the JobUsually sleeping on the job would make you lose your job.But here you will be paid to sleep.You need to te
20、st expensive beds by sleeping on one bed eight hours a day,every day for a week.In the end,you have to write a report about the beds about if they make a good sleep.You will be paid 20 dollars an hour.Call us at 562-8814.26What is the passage mainly about?AInteresting jobs.BGreat places.CMaking mone
21、y.DSmall islands.27What do you have to do as a sweet tester?AGo to the factory on time every day.BEat all sweets in the factory.CTaste new sweet and write about them.DMake a decision for the factory.28What dont you have to do if you are an island tester?试卷第 5 页，共 11 页 ASwim.BExplore.CBuild.DHike.29H
22、ow much will you be paid to test one bed in a week?A3,360 dollars.B1,120 dollars.C480 dollars.D420 dollars.30Which of the following is true according to the passage?AYou have to have some special abilities.BYou are paid the most as an island tester.CYou can make a call if you want any jobs.DYou have
23、 to write a report after testing.March 14 is Pi()Day,the yearly celebration of a never-ending number(3.14159.).The tradition began on March 14,1988,when a scientist,called Larry Shaw,connected March 14(3.14)with the number of(3.14159.)and asked his teammates to mark the day by eating pies.Later,more
24、 and more people began to celebrate Pi Day each year,and in 2009 the US lawmakers announced Pi Day an official holiday.Pi Day has been noticed in different ways by different groups of people in America.Restaurants celebrate Pi Day with special selling of pies.Blaze Pizza has continued its tradition
25、by offering a kind of pizza for just$3.14.Blaze Pizzas boss Jim Mizes said.“We guessed that we would serve as many as a quarter-million pizzas at$3.14 and even more on Pi Day of this year.We think Blaze fans across the US and Canada would come in to celebrate with us.”Some women scientists also cele
26、brate Pi Day.Since 2015,to encourage more girls to work on science,technology,engineering and mathematics,some women scientists have been wearing purple on Pi Day.They also ask women of all ages and backgrounds to join them by wearing the same color on March 13-14.NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory wil
27、l join in the fun with their yearly“Pi in the Sky”challenge.The fun activities are designed to encourage students from 5th to 12th grade to help NASA scientists solve real-world problems using.Each year,many students take the“Pi in the Sky”challenge to help NASA scientists with their scientific rese
28、arch,which greatly benefits students in their future study.Though Pi Day celebrations are rather new,has been around for thousands of years.4,000 years ago,Babylonians calculated(计算)the area of a circle,giving n a value of 3.The ancient Egyptians came closer to the real number with 3.165 in 1650 BC
29、Archimedes of 试卷第 6 页，共 11 页 Syracuse(287-212 BC)was the first to calculate it mathematically.The Greek scientist gave his number between 3+(1/7)and 3+(10/70),which is much closer to“3.14159.”.31What can we learn about Pi Day from Paragraph 1?ALarry started the tradition of making pies.BThe American
30、 scientists made it official.CIt has become popular across the world.DThe date came from the number of.32How does Jim Mizes feel for the pie sale on Pi Day this year?ADoubtful.BHopeful.CUpset.DSurprised.33Why do women scientists wear purple on Pi Day?ATo make women get more respect.BTo help women lo
31、ok more pretty.CTo encourage girls to work like them.DTo inspire women of all ages.34What does the underlined word“benefits”in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?ABuilds up.BDoes good to.CBrings out.DLet down.35What does the writer mainly introduce about Pi Day?AThe food.BThe history.CThe date.DThe popu
32、larity.If you ever run into Brad Pitt,chances are he wont recognize（识别）you the second time around.Thats because the famous actor has face blindness（脸盲症）.Face blindness,is the inability to recognize or remember faces,including ones own.It can cause problems in relationships and in the workplace.Some
33、people with face blindness also have difficulty recognizing animals and telling the differences between objects,such as cars.Others have a much harder time and experience nervousness,depression and fear of social situations.There are two main kinds of face blindness.Acquired face blindness is caused
34、 by brain damage（损伤）.Harm to the right side of the brain is more likely to influence your ability to recognize faces you used to know.It is lesser-known and may take a turn for the better.The other main kind of face blindness is born with or developmental,which is much more common.Although it was co
35、nsidered hard-to-find before,scientists now estimate（估计）as much as 2.5 percent of Americans may be developing it.The cause of developmental face 试卷第 7 页，共 11 页 blindness is still unknown,but it does appear to run in families.A person with the second kind of face blindness never fully develops the ab
36、ility to recognize faces.Adults with face blindness may not realize that other people can recognize and remember faces.They may think they are the“normal”ones.However,a person who develops face blindness following a damage may notice the loss of the ability right away.Children with the illness may h
37、ave trouble making friends,since they cant easily recognize others.They usually befriend people with easily recognizable features（特征）.They may also find it difficult to tell family members apart according to sight or tell the differences between characters in movies.At present,there is no treatment
38、for face blindness.However,there are training programs to help these people,such as focusing on the voice,hairstyle and clothing.It may help to make a list of features in mind,such as tall,brown hair,blue eyes,and remember them rather than trying to recall the face.Sometimes its the easiest to simpl
39、y let people know that you have trouble with faces.36From Paragraphs 1&2,what problem might people with face blindness have?AGetting lost very often.BKeeping a pet.CHaving bad relationships.DRemembering car numbers.37According to Paragraph 3,which is true about the two main kinds of face blindne
40、ss?AThe number of acquired face blindness is bigger.BThe cause of developmental face blindness is known.CIf Paul is born with face blindness,his family may have it.DNeither of the two kinds has chances to get better.38Who will most probably become Lauras friend if she develops face blindness?ASarah
41、who is the shortest at school.BBilly who has a cute sister.CAngela who has a beautiful face.DJeff who is strong in music.39According to the passage,what can we learn about the people with face blindness?AThey are seen as“normal”as others.BCertain trainings could help them.CThey cant use the right si
42、de of the brain.D25 out of 100 Americans develop it.40Which of the following way is not used by the writer to introduce face blindness?AGiving facts.BTelling stories.试卷第 8 页，共 11 页 CExplaining new words.DComparing differences.四、语法填空四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。When we talk about food far
43、ming,we usually think of green fields in the countryside,far from the city.Last year,Sam Chee _41_(work)on a very different kind of farm,in the center of Toronto.He grew fruit,vegetables and herbs.But not many people knew the farm was on top of a building,fifty _42_(meter)above the ground.The tops o
44、f buildings are often just wasted space,_43_ Sam can use this space to grow food.He tells us _44_ it works,“We grow everything in big pots and boxesthere are hundreds of them.We save rain _45_(water)the plants when the weather is dry.”The rooftop farm belongs to a restaurant called Green Garden.Abou
45、t half the restaurants vegetables _46_(produce)there.It is the rooftop farm that makes Green Garden special.Sam and his workmates dont need to buy vegetables from anywhere.The food from the rooftop farm is _47_(real)fresh,too.“When the fruit and vegetables are ready,we can pick and use _48_(they)rig
46、ht away.They taste much _49_(good)than those from normal farms,”says Sam.“I hope that there _50_(be)more rooftop farms in the city soon.It could be the farming of the future.”五、阅读还原五、阅读还原 7 7 选选 5 5 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。试卷第 9 页，共 11 页 An old saying goes“Laughter is the best medic
47、ine”,and doctors have found that its really true.They dont know why,but laughter is good for our heart,our blood circulation,and our immune system.So,next time you are getting stress from your school work,you know what you could do:_51_ The Comic Relief,a group that helps people in need,uses laughte
48、r to raise money.Every two years in spring,many English people put on a red nose,make a fool of themselves._52_ Examples of“silly things”you can do are:*Invite friends round to your house to watch funny films.They have to pay to watch the filmsthose with the most comfortable chairs pay moreand for f
49、ood and drinks.*Hold a talent show at school and ask your friends,classmates and teachers to sing,dance or tell jokes._53_*Have a“red nose party”at your house.All your friends come dressed in redincluding red noseand you serve red food and drinks._54_ The group has helped people for more than 30 yea
50、rs now._55_ More than 1 billion pounds!The idea of Red Nose Day has travelled to other countries,too.In New Zealand,for example,people have made big red noses which they put on the fronts of cars and even buildings.AIf they dont wear red to the party,theyll be punished to pay.BThey also do“silly thi
